Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3770K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 77 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 73.48

Overall Rank:
1618th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
1389th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
483rd fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $88.00 USD (2024-11-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6466

Single Thread Rating

2072

Samples: 9682*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,370
Thread: 2,077

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	23,071 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,667 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,245 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,878 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	105,798 KBytes/Sec
Physics	471 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,483 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,072 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$143.50 USD	Buy Now!
	$69.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		6,466

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		73.48
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		2,072

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2257327 - Nov 27 2024 [Overclocked]		7811
BL2256781 - Nov 26 2024		6267
BL5079730 - Nov 26 2024		8024
BL2254766 - Nov 24 2024		5822
BL2254468 - Nov 24 2024		6782

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		6,466
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,261 (-18.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,755 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,140 (+10.4%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,095 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		4,955 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		4,934 (-23.7%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,128 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,061 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,748 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,475 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,343 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		8,076 (+24.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		787

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